Sandal



Dec. l, 1936; R. B. KENAGY, SR., ET l 'v SANDAL Filed may?, v'1935 nINVENTORS @sedn/(ena ATTRNEY Patented Dee.. i, `193e UNITED l k2,062,909f SAND Reed B. Kenasy, Sr. and Chester J. Hallaux, Y' l Kansas City, Mc.

Applieetien Mey 2, 1935, serial 1510.19377 l y e f s claims. (ci.sts-r1.5)`

Our` invention relates to sandals or'slippers, and more particularly topaper sandals.

Frequenters of public pools,` showers, Turkish baths, bathing beaches,golf clubs, hotels, and

the like, often become aiilicted with a trichophytosis, caused by afungus, trichophyton, ,whichi disease is more commonly 'known asathletes foot. Meticulous and-fastidious persons abhor treading on thefloor with bare feet, particularly in public or semi-public places lsuchas Pullman cars, hotels, and the like.

To aid in the prevention cfv the spread of trichophytosis of the feet, kpaper sandals or slippers' made of crimped paper have been used.

They

These sandals have many. disadvantages.

are supposed to beheld on the feet by the inherent elasticity of' thecrimped paper. When the paper becomes wet, however, it loses itselasticity and diilculty is had with keeping the sandals on the feet.

One object of our invention yis to provide a paper sandal which is ofcheap construction so that they may be readily provided without greatexpense in public and semif-publicplaces.

Anotherobject of our invention is to 'provide' a paper sandal whichisadapted to be retained upon the-foot even though the paper becomes"wet.

Another object `of our invention is to provide a paper sandal which isadapted to t various sized feet over a wide range.

Other and further objects of our invention will appear from thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing which forms part of the instant specicationand is to' be read in conjunction therewith and in which like referencenumerals are used to indicate like parts More particularly referring nowto the draw` ing, a sole portion l is ,formed of any suitable paper,which may be of any desired weight and 55 thickness. In the form of theinvention shown in Figuresl and. 2, a pair of lateral flaps 2v and 3yare formed integral with thel sole portion.' The iiapsare'provided'with'slits 4,.v Extending forwardly fromthe'sole portion isa tongue 5. While we prefer to form the ilaps and tongue integrally j 5v with the sole, it is to be understood of coursef` that they may besecured thereto in any suitable manner. VThewidth of theslitslisgr'eatery than the widthofjthe tongue 5. vWhen assem-v bied, tte-shownin Figure 1, the naps-z and :tV 10,

are adapted to fold inwardly with the slits Vinr alignment. `The tongue5` is adapted'to pass through the lslits as shown in AFigure 1 tosecure` the aps and form therewith atoe portion. 'Ihe width'of theslitsl'being greater thanthe width 15 ,f

of the .tongue 5, the iiaps are adapted to move 'outwardly in order. toyaccommodatefor diie'rent `sized toes.'

A plurality of slots KA6 an'eicrmed inthe sole portion .to the rearwardof the flaps 2 and 3 and 20 adapted to receive an elongated elasticmemberA i 1 such as a rubber band., By reference tofFig-` ure 1, it willbe observedfthat the construction is such that the rubber 'band'l maypass over vthe heel' ofuthe wearer to secure the sandal to` 25 the foot.yIt will also bev observedthat the rub-` ber .band 1 may be selectivelypositioned in any of the pairs of slots 6 to accommodate different footlengths. i

In the form ofthe invention shown in Figure 3, the toe portion isfqrmedoi.' crimped paper or the like 8 ysecured to the sole vportion ,Irvinany suitable manner, as for4 example sewing, gluing,

or stapling.V That portion 9 ofthe toe 8 which is securedl tothe solehas the corrugations or k crimps running substantially transversely ofthe? sole and presents a non-skid or anti-skid surface: While we prefertofmake the'sandals ofl paper for cheapness, `it willbe .obvious thatthey may be made of any suitablev material such as straw.. 40 f .i

grass, treated fabric and, ii? desired",l.leather. V

, .In order to further insure against the spread of' trichophytosis, wemay impregnate the material froml which the sandals are made with av-fungicide. Any suitable Afungicide may'be use d. 45

We prefer to use a Water soluble fungicide so y that, when'the wet feetor damp feetare placed in the sandals ofourinvention, any of the fungiwhich may have been picked up may be killed.

A number of water soluble remedies are suitable. Y

Some of theseare, acetic acid, .bo'racic acid, -salicylicacid, andresorcinol. 'Werprefen howeven,

vto use either of two newly discovered compounds which are eicientgermicides and fungicides, besides being nonirritant and'noncaustic.'I'hey are 55 4 nitro anahydro hydroxy merci ortho cresol, which is morecommonly known by its trade name Metaphen, andsodium-ethyl-mercurithiosalicylate, more commonly known by its tradename Merthiolate. Metaphen will color the sandals a deep red and willleave a red stain of medication on the feetl Merthiolate is of lightercolor, being aniridescent pink having a greenishtinge and more nearlysimulates ilesh color. Both these compounds are powerful fungicides andgermicides and will not irritate the skin.

We contemplate that the form of the slipper shown in the embodiment ofFigure 1 may be made of pliable leather or the like andreadily folded sothat it may be used as a traveling slip-- per for use in hotels andPullman cars.

It will be observed that we have accomplished the objectsof ourinvention. We have provided a sanitary sandal which may be readily anddetails within the scope of our claims without departing from the spiritof our invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that our inventionis not to be limited to thespecinc details shown and described.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: l

1. Apaper sandal comprising in combination, when opened'flat, a soleformed with a lpair of laterally extending flaps and aV forwardly,extending tongue, said flaps being provided with slits, said sole beingformed with a 'plurality of pairs of slots adjacent the rear thereof,and an elongated elastic member selectively positioned in a pair of saidslots, the construction being such that said iiaps may be foldedinwardly with said slits in alignment and said tongue may be passedthrough said aligned slits to secure the flaps and form a toe portionand Said elastic member may be 4passed over the' heel of a wearer.

2. A paper sandal comprising in combination, when opened ilat, a soleformed with a plurality of extensions adapted to be folded and secured Yto form a toe, said sole being provided with a plurality of slots, andan elongated elastic member selectively positioned in a pair of saidslots and adapted to be vpassed over the heel of a wearer. i i

3. A paper sandal having a sole portion and a toe portion,` said toeportion' being formed of corrugated paper and secured to the uppersurface of said sole portion with its corrugations extendingsubstantially transversally of the sole whereby to present a non-skidsurface, and means onsaid sole for selectively receiving an elasticmember whereby said elastic member may be positioned at different pointsto entend over the heel of a wearer.

-4. A sandal having a sole portion and a toe portion, anti-*skid meanson said sole portion in the vicinity of said toe portion, a member andmeans on said sole portion for selectively receiving said member. i

5. A sandal comprising in combination a sole, a toe portion adapted tovretain the toe of a wearer, an elasticA member adapted toV retain theheel of a wearer, and a plurality of' means on said sole for receivingsaid elastic member, whereby said elastic member may be selectivelypositioned at different points on said sole.

6. A sandal comprising in combination a sole, a toe portion adapted toretain the toe of a wearer, said sole being provided with a plurality ofslots, and an elongated member selectively' positioned in a pair of saidslots. i REED B. KENAGY, SR. CHESTER J.

